Rivet-sorting table



F. WARD.

RIVET SORTING TABLE.-

APPLICAT ON FILED JULY 6, I915.

1,333,233. Patented Mar. 9,1920.

FRANK WARD, orcriloaec, innmorsnssmnon To THE PULLMAN' COMPANY, on

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Application filed na e, 1915. Serial No. 38,332; j

To all 'w/wm di may concern ,Be it known that I, FRANK WARD, a citizen of the United States," residing at Chicago,in the'county' of Cook. and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rivet-Sorting Tables, of which the following is a specification.

The invention has for its object the provision of a simple means for rapidly and accurately sorting rivets, bolts and like articles having a head, the term rivet being used herein in a generic sense;

In the accompanying drawing and in the following detailed description based thereon a preferred embodiment of the invention is set forth for pulp ses of illustration. As, however; the invention is; susceptible of enihodiment in other constructional forms the drawing and description are to be taken in an illustrativeand not in an unnecessarily limiting sense.

In the drawing Figural is a fragmentary top plan view 7 of a table equipped with the sorting device:

and

. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on 7 porting plate '12 and upon the upper face of such plate is a guide plate 13 having a rectilinear front edgepresenting a shoulder 14, while upon the guide plate 13 is superposed a plate 15 which latter has a front edge arranged at a progressively diminishing distance from the front edge of the guide plate by being arranged at an inclination thereto or preferably as shown heprovided with steps 16 each parallel to the shoulder 14: and at slightly different dis tances therefrom. Provision is made for the relative adjustment of the front edge of the guide'plate and gage plate toward and from each other by means ofslots 17 in the gape plate within which slide studs. 18 carried bv the .Quide plate. Obviously either the gage plate or the guide plate may be made movable. 7

It will be noted that as shown the gage dicated at 19 althou h itimav be of a thick shall have a thickness sufiicient to form an abutment against which the end of the rivet may impinge while the 'headof the rivet on the table of various sizes or" lengths,

places the same on-the guide plate 12 at the left 'hand end with the underside of the head againstthe shoulder l-tand moves the sam'eouiclrly to the'right until the end of the rivet strikes aoainst one of the offsets separating the different steps which indicatesthat therivet is of a length corresponding to that represented by the distance separating that stepped portion of the gage plate from the shoulder of the guide plate; The rivet is then moved forwardly into the open end of the pipe corresponding to that step and is by said pipe conveyed to its proper receptacle. Sorting the rivets in this manner does not require anyvvisual in- 1 U ITEDS SMTENT spection of the same but is done mechani cally and expeditiously as will, be ,readily understood. I claim: 1

1. device for sorting rivets as to; length comprising a guide member presenting a longitudinally extending shoulder, and a gage member disposed adiac'ent:but in a higher plane than .theshoulder and present ing a face opposed to and arranged at a pro gressivelv diminishing distance fronrthe' shoulder as viewed longitudinal-1v. thereof,

said guide member affording rivet supporting means bridging the space betweenithe guide and gage members. 3 A device for sorting rivets as to length comprising a guide member presenting a longitudinally extending shoulder,:and a. gage member adjustably associated with the guide member and presenting a face opposed to and, arranged at a'progressively diminishing distance from the shoulder as viewed longitudinally thereof, adjustable means to fix the position of the edges ofthe gage and guide members relative to each other, sald guide member eifording rivet supporting means bridging the space between the guide and gage members.

3. A device for sorting rivets us to length comprising a guide member presenting longitudinally extending shoulder, and e gage, nieinher edjustzrhly associated there with in a higher horizontal plane than the shoulder and parallel thereto and presenting a stepped face opposed to theshoulder, the steps of the 'e 'e ,z rrunged ut progrcssivelv diminishing ta-noes {rein the shoulder i viewed; lon itudinelly .thereolt said guide member eiiordiug rivet supporting means bridging the specs between the guide and gage members.

A device for sorting rivets as to length comprising u guide member presenting 2.

' thereto the positions of the steps undshoul arranged at a progressively diminishing .ing a substantiall u v 9 v I L 7 t progressively dump 1 s-hn 1 d; stances loiwitudinzilly extending: shoulder having u ve ul face, end 21 gage member udjustehly associated therewith inn higher horizontal plane than the shoulder and presenting it vertical stepped fuce'opposed to the shoulder,

the steps of the errunged at progressively diminishing distances froin'the vertical plane.of-theshoulder as viewed lOllglllildinelly thereofi and udjuisteble menu to fix tive to eechothei', said guide member ell-0rd ing rivet supporting ineens bridging space between the guise and gage rlnell'lbcf,

5. A vdevie for sorting rivets as to length comprising a guide plate presenting a longitudinulily extending shoulder having ii tioul face, and a guge plzrte disposed upon the guide plate and pi entino; :1 zed since opposed (to the shoulder in 2. higher hor zontal plane, the ste 'is or the gage plate tiruce' from the vert ul plane of the e ClGIf as viewed long ud inzilly thereof, suid in f 1r uiforrlinp; rivet siu portiug 111821115 bridging the uice between the guide and gage member 7 6. 1%. device for eomprising a table, ingaloiigitudi mll member associated with the guide nu, and presenting it stepped luce opposi the shoulder, the steps o the k the ,vei tioel planeoi the shoulder as viewed .longitudimrlly thereof, it pl. illlty oli receptucles corresponding in number to the ps voifithe gage face, and rivet conveyors leedingi' onithe table at spaced intervals lOngitudin ill-y of the gage, said guide ncul- ,ut non her affording rivet supporting ineuns bridging the space between the guide and members.

7. A. device for sorting rivets usto length comprising a table, a guide member thereoir presenting a longitudinally.extending shoulder, e gage member disposed in a lngher plane than the guide member and parallel thereto and presenting a face opposed-to the dinally thereof, a plurality cit-receptacles corresponding in number 1 10 the steps of the page, and rivet conveyers leading; thereto "from the table at points adj scent ezich ot the steps. I

9. A device for sorting rivetsas to length comprising table u guide plate thereon presenting :r longitudina ly extending vert-t cully -teced shoulder, end a gage plate disposed upon the guide plate and parallel thereto and presenting a vertical steppedtece opposed. to the shoulder, tl'iestepsthc eon arranged at progressively diminishing distances from the vertical plane of the shoulder es yiewed long "AU ill 1 thereof, a plurelity of receptacles corre pouding in numher to the of the huge, and riuet conveying pipes leading thereto from the table idj scent Big-(3h oi. the gage steps.

levice for sorting rivets as to length comprising at guide plate and u gage plate having their upper faces arranged in di- ,terent but substuutiellv parallel planes, the two plates having their eori spouding edge I viewed lonfeces progressively divei u g gituduiellv thereol whereby the edges i ece in the some direction and constitutegaging terior feces of rivet heads.

V v l5.3tAN-K WARD. Witnesses: j

W. J, Dioirmsou, WV. MCLARED.

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